Flavio Mendes, a visually impaired highschool student living on the outskirts of Paris, is approaching highschool graduation and has to make decisions about his future. Which university he will attend, and what career path to pursue: music or law? Through this immersive portrait, we follow Flavio through days loaded with classes, trumpet lessons, and visits with friends (often on the trains that encircle the city and whose schedules Flavio knows by heart). Though he lacks much of his vision, he interacts with the world around him with a rare courage, fully embracing his disability and not letting his ambition or his passion for life be hindered. Flavio’s charm lies partly in his kind hearted and warm nature, and partly in his simple love of life and eagerness about his future. Marie Liesse’s camera hovers at a conversational distance,  allowing us to greet Flavio as a new friend. WANDERING FLAVIO is an invitation to walk beside someone who sees the world for all of its possibilities rather than its limitations.

- Jennica Carmona